We just switched from Windows XP to Linux Mint. I tried connecting my Fuji S700 camera to the pc via the USB port to download the pictures and videos. The camera was detected, but the pictures could not be accessed. I searched the web and found this "patch." How do I use this patch information to make the pc download my photos? THANKS-Gary W (patch is as follows:)

The device manager recognizes when the camera is connected to the USB port and powered on or off. I opened F-Spot and tried importing the pictures, but received the error message, "Received error, 'Could not claim the USB device' while connecting to camera." Then all I can do is hit the "OK" button to dismiss the message. Do I have to edit any lines in the device manager to specify the model of the camera?

The device manager shows a camera icon in the Devices pane with "USB imaging interface" beside it. When I click on that and then click the USB tab in the right-hand pane, the info is:USB Version: 2.0Bandwidth: 12.0 Mbit/sPower Usage: 0 mAVendor: Fuji Photo Film Co., LtdProduct: USB Imaging InterfaceRevision: 1.0

Do I dare try editing any of the Keys under the "Advanced" tab in the right-hand pane of Device Manager?

This is the only problem I have encountered. I have my Palm being backed up just fine, and the USB ports are working great for USB insertable drives. Any help would be fantastic, as I'm not sure how to use that information that I posted erroneously as a patch!

I saw something about this just recently while looking for a solution for something elseI just can't remember what and where. I'll mark this and come back to you - unfortunately it may take a couple of daysI am surprised that you can't navigate to the camera with the file browser.One solution that suddenly came to mind is to install testdisk (from Synaptic)It includes photorec that does a great job in retrieving all kinds of files. It can manage even if the file system is damaged, so it may be capable of retrieving your photos

I EXECUTED THE COMMAND sudo /etc/init.d/udev restartAFTER EACH NEW FILE VERSION WAS SAVED, BUTNONE OF THE ABOVE WORKED. COULD IT BE THAT THIS PARTICULARCAMERA WAS ONLY DESIGNED TO WORK WITH WINDOWS? I NOTICE THATTHE FUJI CUSTOMER SERVICE SITE HAS NEW FIRMWARE FOR WINDOWS ANDMAC BUT NOTHING FOR LINUX. SUGGESTIONS PLEASE?

I removed the extra '=' signs as per 900i's suggestion. Still not working... and I'm still trying.You all have been great with all your advice. Please keep it coming when you have the time.Thanks.-Gary

PTP cameras cannot be mounted like a hard disk, you have to use libgphoto (usually a frontend like gthumb, F-spot, or Kamera) to talk to it. Only cameras which provide an 'USB mass storage' interface can be mounted.

Thanks, Husse. Having read the info in the links you found, I realize that I have tried F-spot Photo Manager. The files cannot be imported by it. I called Fuji tech support and they said the only way to download the images is to use a card reader. So what I have done is partitioned the hard drive to run Windows XP to download the images, and then use them in Linux Mint. That'll do for now. Thanks to all of you for your helpful suggestions in this matter. I've learned about using the terminal application and command line through this exercise.